Our first license class of the season is only 2.5 weeks away! If you are interested in getting your Technician License or know someone who is, now is the time to sign up.
Do you know someone who is interested in getting a Ham Radio license? Are you thinking of getting an upgrade? Here is the Fall License Class schedule:
Technician Class – Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th
General Class – Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd
Extra Class – Friday, December 6th, Saturday, December 7th, and Sunday, December 8th
During our class, we go over every question in the pool two times. We provide many hands-on demonstrations during the class. You will have the opportunity to observe and make contacts using a working radio station. These and many other demos will help you remember the information and give you some knowledge to get started once you have your license. Our instructors are passionate about Amateur Radio and will pass their enthusiasm on to you. We have a success rate of over 90%.
Gordon West Extra Class Book
In order to maximize your ability to pass the exam that is held at the end of the class, you will need to complete pre-work. You will need to read the Gordon West License Class book for the level and complete an open book “fill in the blanks” assignment that you will receive when you register.
We’d like to welcome our Internet Subscribers to the Nashua Area Radio Society:
Bill, KM6BYD – Santa Rosa, CA
Stephen, KH6VK – Kailua Kona, HI
Bill, K8TE – Rio Rancho, NM
Gary, N1RNJ – Williamstown, VT
William, W3WTD – Easton, MD
Mark, N5CBF – Benbrook, TX
Gary, KD2PYB – Binghamton, NY
Susan, AI4VV – Huntsville, AL
Bill, KD8WMJ – North Kingstown, RI
Tatiana, KM6UVK – San Francisco, CA
Maximillian, KM6VDK – San Francisco, CA
Bryce, N4ZJW – Darien, GA
Joel, W6JKW – Crescent City, CA
Mark, W8EWH – Novi, MI
James, K3YMI – Columbia, MD
Bill, WD9GIU – Peru, IN
David, KJ7AKG – Puyallup, WA
Joe, K1VDZ – Cheshire, CT
Kevin, W9KEG – Peru, IN
Samuel, KG5FP – Georgetown, TX
Mike, KI8R – Lancaster, OH
Daniel, KA1BNO – West Warwick, RI
Tim, K5TGS – Roanoke, TX
Dennis, KL7HRO, Two Rivers, AK
Keith, KI7KEH, Clinton, UT
Paul, N1HOB, Newalla, OK
Chris, KC3QFN, Dover, DE
Barb, KD2UVG, Queens, NY
Jim, KN4UJW, Fernandina Beach, FL
Vincent, KD2TMJ, Sandyston, NJ
Paul, N5SJQ, Everett, WA
Joe, W2BCC, Cornwall, NH
Mark KL3MR, Anchorage, AK
John, KC3QHW, Swoyersville, PA
Walter, KB0URZ, Washington, DC
Chuck, KB3JIN, Newtown, PA
Robert, KN6CPT, San Diego, CA
Thank you for supporting our work to create materials to assist Hams in building their skills and learning new things. We hope that you are enjoying the Amateur Radio learning materials here on our website.
I wanted to take a moment to highlight the material that is available to you, as an Internet Subscriber, here on n1fd.org. Don’t forget to log in to our website before trying to access these training resources.
Tech Night Training Materials
Scott, NE1RD at Tech Night
Our Tech Night Library contains over 100 hours of high-quality training materials on a variety of topics including:
Fox Hunting: Radio Direction Finding for Beginners including a Tape Measure Yagi Build by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
Surface Mount Technology by Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS
RF Design with Smith Charts, Building a First HF Station, and Begining with CW – Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS; Anthony Rizzolo, KC1DXL; and Jerry Doty, K1OKD
All About Field Day 2019 by our Field Day Planning Team
WSJT-X: FT8, WSPR, MSK144 and More by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Computers by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, Jamey Finchum, AC1DC, Brian McCaffrey, W1BP, Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Craig Bailey, N1SFT
All About Field Day 2018 by our Field Day Planning Team
Portable Operating Gear – demonstrations by Nashua Area Radio Society Members
Surface Mount Soldering and Desoldering, a Hands-On Presentation by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO
Building Your First Station and Getting On The Air by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Dave Michaels N1RF
Software-Defined Radios by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC and Skip Youngberg, K1NKR
Advanced Repeaters (DMR, EchoLink, DMR, and D-STAR) by Anita Kemmerer; AB1QB, Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; and Bill Barber, NE1B
Antenna Modeling with EZNEC by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
Sample Tech Night Video – Putting Up A Tower
Each Tech Night session is recorded and edited in HD video to produce a quality learning experience. The slide presentations that are used as part of our Tech Night sessions are also stored in online archives for your reference.
Online Q&A Forums
Nashua Area Radio SocieryNember Forums
As Internet Subscribers, you also have posting access to our most popular Forums to ask questions and receive advice from other Nashua Area Radio Society members. These forums include:
We have a great lineup of new Tech Night programs coming. You can see what we are planning on our Tech Night Page. We welcome ideas for new Tech Night programs from our Members, Internet Subscribers, and Partner Clubs. Please email us with your suggestions at [email protected].
Interested In Becoming An Internet Subscriber?
We created our Internet Subscription program so that Hams who live outside of New Hampshire and Massachusetts can share in our growing library of training materials and resources. You can learn more about becoming a Nashua Area Radio Society Internet Subscriber here.
Do You Live in New Hampshire or Massachusetts?
If you are local to us, you can become a Member of the Nashua Area Radio Society! In addition to all of the programs and training resources that are described here, you can also participate in our local events (ex. Field Days) and meetings. You can learn more about becoming a regular member of the Nashua Area Radio Society here.
Interested In Becoming A Partner Club?
The Nashua Area Radio Society’s mission includes helping Amateurs Worldwide to develop their skills and have fun with Amateur Radio. We have invested a great deal of effort in creating high-quality Amateur Radio Training material that can be used on-line. We’ve also begun working with clubs outside of our area to help them to provide world-class training using the content described here.
We also work with partner clubs on ideas and the development of new program projects that have helped us to grow. If your club is interested in partnering with us on training, membership growth, and/or Ham development, please contact us at [email protected].
The ARRL Rookie Roundup – RTTY contest is open to anyone who was first licensed in 2017, 2018 or 2019 or anyone who has never made a RTTY mode contact.
We will be defending our title as #1 Multi-Op Area 1 in the RTTY version of the ARRL Rookie Roundup . The contest will take place on August 18 from 2 pm – 8 pm and we will operate from AB1OC/AB1QB’s QTH.
This is a great opportunity for you to try out digital modes or to try your hand at contesting!
Please contact Jamey at [email protected] if you are interested and for more details, see the calendar event.
